Got a quick question for those of you with some experience in the area of high end alarm systems... I am looking at the following alarms and would like to know if anyone has any experience with any of them (if so, how good/bad they find the alarm and any issues they have experienced) or recommendations as to which are the best out of the lot.

Go with the Python
I'm very familiar with all alarms by DEI
And they are my favorite

qkassidyw

02-18-2009, 10:49 PM

Yeah, the python, clifford, and vidper you listed are all the same so either one, except I think the clifford remote has a battery level and signal strength meter on it; kinda cool.

Ford302Redneck

02-19-2009, 10:16 AM

My python 990 remote has a battery level meter on it.

Buck

02-19-2009, 10:19 AM

I like my 5901. The remote start is ******. I didn't think I'd like that but I've used it so much.

With my 5901 you can go up and hit my hood or door and it'll ***** at you.

infernooo

02-19-2009, 04:50 PM

As mentioned, it seems the Python and Viper are basically the same... so now to compare them with the rest

6spdcoupe

02-21-2009, 12:39 AM

If two way is not a concern then the G5 5.1 would easily be my first choice. The Clifford MATRIX/Viper/Python are all essentially the same. However G5 is a different animal. Anyone claiming all three lines are all the same is not very well informed.

darkdesert

02-27-2009, 02:55 PM

I decided my Python 990 alarm *****--therefore DEI. After getting constant complaints about it going off--the impact sensor....first couple of times I repositioned it in various places....still went off, then I replaced the sensor thinking maybe it was faulty.......anyways, I finally just pulled it out of my Jeep.

I used to have a MR2 with an Alpine sec-8063, now that alarm ruled. Never had a false alarm. When the car was totaled, I kept it. Since I have it in the garage somewhere, I should pull it out and try it on the Jeep. It is a pretty old alarm though.

Anyways, I have never liked DEI, but they seem to have a stranglehold on the market. I have always wondered why Alpine stopped making their alarms--probably because it wasn't profitable enough for them--don't know.

Another thing about DEI, I always felt the alarm drained the battery pretty good, seemed like it would kill it after 2 weeks of nonuse.

blackdragonaudi

02-27-2009, 02:58 PM

Viper is what I am going to go with after much research and deciding that its the best out there.

darkdesert

02-27-2009, 03:03 PM

to be fair, I guess I should also mention what I do like about the 990. Good range with the remote, remote start worked nicely.

I did get a problem where sometimes the alarm would go off and it wouldn't notify the remote, that seemed pretty common.

But for the most part, if you pressed a buttom on the remote, the brain would receive and execute the command.

Enellz

02-27-2009, 03:04 PM

I would say viper. I love mine, its a 791VX. However Im thinking about getting the new one. 5901 I believe its called. But mine has never gave me no problems.

mendon99

02-27-2009, 06:09 PM

I would say viper. I love mine, its a 791VX. However Im thinking about getting the new one. 5901 I believe its called. But mine has never gave me no problems.